http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17543356 😳

I see the point but not really like for like though is it? Cost of living etc.

Dobbo, from the article:

“All figures are adjusted to reflect variations in the cost of living from one country to another”

Perhaps I’ll move to Tajikistan and demand the same salary that I’m on now, then I could live like the Sultan of Brunei. Oh wait a minute….

Above France, which is the important bit.

lower than the world average, currently. but i don’t pay for accommodation.

Dobbo, from the article:

“All figures are adjusted to reflect variations in the cost of living from one country to another”

I didnt read the article, just bunged the figures…rush rush rush 😳

That is actually scary. There is me crying poverty!

That is actually scary. There is me crying poverty!

Yep, a point made on the (very long) ”Child Benefit” thread recently: even the poorest of the poor in the UK are “well off” by global standards.

Erm, comfortable for a ‘jumped up newsletter writer’.